Men's Basketball
Game Recap

Clarion buzzer beater hands KU second loss

Jan. 4, 2009

Clarion (8-2)           87
Kutztown (9-2)       85
BOXSCORE

CLARION, Pa. — The Kutztown University men's basketball team dropped a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference crossover match 87-85 to Clarion on Sunday afternoon at Tippin Gym.

The Golden Bears (9-2) took an 85-84 lead on a foul shot with four seconds remaining, but Marcus Robinson rebounded a missed second foul shot, took it down court and banked in a 65-footer as time expired to give the Golden Eagles (8-2) the win.

KU led by as many as 12 points, but Clarion cut it to 43-42 at the break.

The teams flip-flopped the lead in the second half with KU taking the lead back with 11:33 remaining and holding it until the Robinson buzzer-beater.

Leading the Golden Bears with 24 points was Dave Ben (sr. Coatesville/Coatesville). Ben was 7-of-12 from the floor and 10-of-15 from the foul line, and added three steals and three assists.

Stephen Dennis (jr. West Chester/Henderson) had 18 points to go with his seven assists, six rebounds and three blocks. Ryan Washington (so. Philadelphia/Wissahickon) scored 15 points and brought down a team-leading eight rebounds.

The Golden Bears shot 57.9 percent from the floor, but shot less effective from 3-point range with a 5-for-15 effort. KU only had seven turnovers and forced 13 from Clarion. The Golden Eagles were 46.4 percent shooters from the floor and took advantage of their trips to the foul line making 17-of-22.

KU will host Edinboro on Saturday in a PSAC crossover game at 3 p.m. at Keystone Arena.